Fennies Kings Hall
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Beckenham for children from birth to 5, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2008, with 77 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Bromley
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bromley from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BR3 1LSWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 25 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children make good progress in their learning from their starting points. They benefit from a varied curriculum that offers interesting activities to develop their curiosity and imagination. Overall, children are happy at the nursery. Staff are warm, kind and engaging. They welcome children into the setting and support them to settle. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, handovers are still occurring at the main entrance door, although consideration is being given to reviewing this arrangement.
Older children are confident communicators and express their ideas well. Their interest in buildings and castles has prompted a topic where they learn about different structures from around the world. They skilfully navigate where construction pieces can go to make a shared model. They busily use masking tape to make their creations and design with a purpose in mind.
Younger babies are nurtured and enjoy cuddles with staff. They laugh with delight as they play 'peekaboo'. They are developing their physical skills as they show increased confidence while using the climbing equipment. Babies learn to make connections with others. For example, staff encourage a simple turn-taking game while pushing cars down the ramp. Babies are quick to recognise the expectations and patiently wait for their turn and clap excitedly.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the effectiveness of the key-person arrangements, to ensure that all children are able to build secure bonds to support their emotional well-being, particularly around transition times n strengthen staff's knowledge of how to use story time to engage children and to maximise opportunities for communication and language development.
- 25 November 2022Good
- 4 January 2018Outstanding
- 19 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fennies Kings Hall
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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